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Ɏ KOZAN: A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE TOKYO SCHOOL IVORY OKIMONO OF A CORMORANT FISHERMAN WITH CHILDREN
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2023年12月01日 开拍 / 2023年11月29日 截止委托
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? KOZAN: A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE TOKYO SCHOOL IVORY OKIMONO OF A CORMORANT FISHERMAN WITH CHILDREN

Japan, Tokyo, Meiji period (1868-1912)

The elderly fisherman holding a young child in one arm with a second child attempting to remove a sweetfish (ayu) from the mouth of the cormorant while holding a lantern at his feet. The elderly fisherman barefoot and dressed in simple robes with a grass apron, his face bearing a charming expression of great satisfaction at having the children with him as he fishes. The large cormorant tied with a harness attached to the belt of the fisherman, the bird detailed with fine feathers. The figures are finely carved with impressive incision work and staining. The base signed in a square reserve KOZAN.

HEIGHT 30.9 cm

Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, expected age cracks, and natural flaws including one nerve channel to the base. The handle of the lantern re-stuck.
Provenance: From an old private collection in southern Germany, assembled between 1975 and 1982. An old collector’s label to the base of the figure, ‘OKIMONO, Komeran-Fischer Ivory. Jap. Meiji ca. 1880. Sign Naga-san. DM 9,000.’

Cormorant fishing (ukai) was at one time the primary method of catching ayu (sweetfish). It is first attested in the Book of Sui (636 AD), an official history of the Sui Dynasty in China, and was said to be a method invented in ancient Japan. To control the birds, the fishermen tie a loose snare near the base of the bird's throat. The snare prevents the bird from swallowing large fish, which are held temporarily in their gullet. When a cormorant has caught a fish in its throat, the fisherman brings the bird back to the boat and has it regurgitate the fish. Cormorant fishing was often most effective at night when the fish would swarm to the surface causing the fishermen to use large torches for lighting and to draw the fish in.

Auction comparison:
Compare a related Tokyo school ivory okimono of a cormorant fisherman with his cormorant, signed Eizan, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 16 May 2013, London, lot 305 (sold for GBP 6,259). Compare a closely related composition of an elderly man catching turtles with two children, signed Kakihan, at Zacke, Asian Art Discoveries, 27 January 2022, Vienna, lot 644 (sold for EUR 6,320).

Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number DE-K-221108-374).





This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

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